Comment & Opinion

The independent U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2026 annual report made 97 new recommendations for Congress to improve government efficiency a...

Our family would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone involved in the trial for justice for Rebecca Haynes. So many agencies put countless hour...

NEW YORK (TNS) — America is fast becoming a country with two economies: a stagnant one for men and a growing one for women. So far this year, the U.S....

In recent weeks, there has been almost as much focus on gerrymandering and redistricting congressional seats as there is discussion of Iran, illegal i...

AI is upending the world. Tech companies are investing vast sums, believing whoever becomes the leading provider will dominate the economy for a gener...

NEW YORK (TNS) — A universal truth about parenting is that the second you think you’ve got a handle on a difficult stage in your child’s development —...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — In 2019, during President Trump's first term, New York magazine published an excerpt of advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's memoir,...

Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but you can bet the house that they both share an aversion to political suicide. Consider la...

The homelessness agency in King County of Washington state has a $45 million deficit, but auditors can’t fully figure out why, according to a state au...

It starts with a letter in the mail. A dairy farmer opens it to find new requirements from their milk processing plant. Herd data, energy usage, emiss...

Thomas Wolfe wrote that you can't go home again. There comes a time in life when one feels that to their very core. For me, it came on Mother's Day. T...

The Trump administration has made no bones about its frustration with the coverage it receives from various media outlets. And it’s true that many in ...

As Pennsylvania lawmakers negotiate the state budget, the commonwealth’s home care crisis looms over the process as a growing, unresolved problem — an...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The government agency responsible for handling natural disasters is something of a disaster itself. The good news is that its prospec...

NEW YORK (TNS) — “Tax the Rich” is a catchy, intuitive and politically potent slogan. In a period of rapid wealth creation alongside rising costs and ...

It’s not that I don’t like cats. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE cats. Especially my own, Tate and Dory. They are five this year, and we’ve really en...

Caring for growing families is one of the most meaningful parts of practicing medicine in a rural community. The decision to regionalize childbirth se...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's objection to a "Muslims only" celebration set to take place on public property was not inappropriate. But the way he handled ...

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told the nation, “We choose to go to the moon.” It’s often remembered as a moment of national ambition. In reality,...

Schools across the U.S. have ramped up cell phone bans over the last few years. Now researchers are testing the effects, and the results are mixed. Ev...